Person Old Testament
Joah
Joah, a Levite of the Gershonites, assisted in the purification of the temple during Hezekiah's reign. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Chronicles 29:12.
Why it matters. A Levite who helped cleanse the temple under Hezekiah
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Joah
Joah, son of Zimmah, a Levite belonging to the Gershonite clan, is mentioned in 2Ch.29.12 as one of the Levites who participated in the cleansing and consecration of the temple during the reign of King Hezekiah. When Hezekiah ascended to the throne, he initiated a reformation to restore proper worship in Judah. As part of this process, he called upon the Levites to purify the temple, which had fallen into disrepair and defilement during the reign of the previous kings. Joah, along with other Levites from various clans, responded to this call and took part in the cleansing and sanctification of the temple, ensuring that it was ready for the proper worship of God.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
2 Chronicles (1 verse)